weofod
Old English
Alternative forms
- wīġbed, ƿeofod, wēafod
Etymology
From wēoh (“idol, image”) + bed (“bed”), from Proto-Germanic *wīhą (“sacred place or thing”) and *badją (“plot, bed”).
Alternatively, from wēoh (“idol, image”) and bēod (“offering stage, dish”), from Proto-Germanic *wīhą (“sacred place or thing”) and *beudaz (“offering stage”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈweːo̯fod/, [ˈweːo̯vod]
Noun
wēofod n
- altar
Descendants
- Middle English: wēved